Boston Spa and Wetherby are the focus for an energy saving trial led by distribution network operator (DNO) Northern Powergrid. In the Boston Spa Energy Efficiency Trial (BEET), which kicked off in January, Northern Powergrid is harnessing data from local…

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3ti has completed the installation of a Papilio3 pop-up solar car park and electric vehicle (EV) charging hub at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scotland. This is the first of its kind to be operational in Scotland and provides hospital users…

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Kraft Heinz has signed an agreement with Carlton Power, to study the development of a renewable green hydrogen plant at its Kitt Green manufacturing plant in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The proposed 20MW hydrogen plant, the first to be taken forward…

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SP Energy Networks’ Net Zero Fund is open for applications for grants, along with guidance and support, for community organisations and charities who want to decarbonise. Grabnts have already been awarded to install solar panels and heat pumps, buy electric…

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Northern Powergrid has added Equiwatt to the flexibility service providers across its area in the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire. Equiwatt will act as an energy aggregator using its ‘virtual power plant’ platform and smart ‘powerDOWN’ programme. It is…

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Britvic has signed a power purchase agreement to cover 75% of the power used in manufacturing its soft drinks in Great Britain from a 160-acre solar farm in Northamptonshire. The ten-year solar power agreement will provide electricity to factories in…

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System Operator NGESO’s struggles with a new online platform intended to make better use of batteries to balance power supply and demand have exacerbated market conditions that have driven down battery revenues, according to battery investor Harmony Energy Income Trust.…

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Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) is a highly insulating gas that is important for switchgear and other electrical equipment at all scales. However, it is also an extremely dangerous greenhouse gas with a ‘global warming potential around 24,000 times that of carbon…

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Queequeg Renewables is planning to seek planning permission for more than a dozen renewable energy projects across the UK by the end of June this year, the company has announced. The projects, located across the UK, include solar installations, onshore…

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Independent power producer Low Carbon has signed optimisation agreements with three companies for four of its batteries, totalling 95MW. Habitat Energy (Meadow, 10MW, and Sandon Brook, 35MW), Flexitricity (Fern Brook, 20MW) and EDF (Birch, 30MW) optimise across different markets, on…

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